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Samsung rules out CES surprises

by on11 December 2014

No surprises there

Samsung has ruled out any surprises from its company at the CES show.

This will be a big disappointment for those of us who had hoped that the entire Samsung board were going to dress up as badgers and sing “happy days are here again” for the assembled throngs.

Kim Hyun-suk, head of Samsung's visual display division said visitors can expect a Tizen TV to be on display at the tradeshow, but added that it hadn't been decided whether it would be the main attraction at the Samsung booth.

"We've said numerous times that people will get to meet a Tizen TV next year," said the president. "Everyone will get to see it."

Tizen is the Samsung-designed OS, which is being used in the Gear 2 and Gear S. A Tizen-powered phone was postponed from being launched in Russia earlier this year with rumours of an imminent Indian launch.

Kim earlier this year told reporters at a tradeshow in Seoul that development of a TV powered by the OS has progressed significantly this year. He stressed that Tizen TV's biggest strength will be its open-source platform.

Samsung CEO B.K. Yoon is expected to give a keynote speech at CES, and will likely talk-up Smart Homes and Internet of Things, but will not be wearing a badger suit either.

 

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